Ascension Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Ascension Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 228 | 1:205,053 | 13,979 |
| Mexico | 209 | 1:593,905 | 9,891 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ascension (32,800) may also be a first name.
Ascension Demographics
Average Ascension Salary in
United States
$34,866 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Ascension Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ascension Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ascension is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ascension? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 566,665th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname Ascension occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Ascension are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Ascension is also the 26,013th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 32,800 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 205,053. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Canary Islands, where 67 percent live, Andalusia, where 9 percent live and Madrid, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Spain Ascension occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Ascension Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ascension has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ascension surname expanded 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ascension Last Name Statistics demography
Ascension earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning $34,866 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascensione | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ascensionn | 95 | 1 | / |
| Asscension | 95 | 1 | / |
| Asension | 94 | 27 | / |
| Acension | 94 | 18 | / |
| Assension | 89 | 14 | / |
| Acsension | 89 | 1 | / |
| Asenson | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ascensão | 82 | 3,220 | / |
| Aisenson | 82 | 55 | / |
| Hasenson | 82 | 24 | / |
| Asoenson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Achenson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Atchenson | 78 | 52 | / |
| Aschensen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ashensone | 78 | 0 | / |
| Axenson | 75 | 8 | / |
| Osenson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asensão | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aitchenson | 74 | 32 | / |
| Atschinson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ascenção | 71 | 941 | / |
| Eisenson | 71 | 102 | / |
| Gosenson | 71 | 35 | / |
| Hazenson | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ascencão | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aysenzon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Assensen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Achinson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aizenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayzenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ausinson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osenshon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atcinson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Atchinson | 67 | 864 | / |
| Hachinson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eisensohn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achenjong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hasensang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aichinson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athcinson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atshinson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Atchensen | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ascension
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis